
Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis
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Author: Roxy Peck; Chris Olsen; Jay L. Devore
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Chapter 1.4, Problem 13E
Classify each of the following variables as either categorical or numerical. For those that are numerical, determine whether they are discrete or continuous.
- a. Brand of computer purchased by a customer
- b. State of birth for someone born in the United States
- c. Price of a textbook
- d. Concentration of a contaminant (micrograms per cubic centimeter) in a water sample
- e. Zip code (Think carefully about this one.)
- f. Actual weight of coffee in a 1-pound can, labeled as containing 1 pound
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d.St 0.03 St dt + 0.2 St dwt,
with So 2. We assume that the interest rate is r = 0.06. The purpose of this problem is to
price an option on this stock (which we name cubic put). This option is European-type, with
maturity 3 months (i.e. T = 0.25 years), and payoff given by
F = (8-5)+
(a) Write the Stochastic Differential Equation satisfied by (St) under the risk-neutral measure
Q. (You don't need to prove it, simply give the answer.)
(b) Give the price of a regular European put on (St) with maturity 3 months and strike K = 2.
(c) Let X =
S. Find the Stochastic Differential Equation satisfied by the process (Xt)
under the measure Q.
(d) Find an explicit expression for X₁ = S3 under measure Q.
(e) Using the results above, find the price of the cubic put option mentioned above.
(f) Is the price in (e) the same as in question (b)? (Explain why.)
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b. Interpret the coefficients of your regression model. Specifically, what does the fixed component of the model mean to the consulting firm?
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